TAS2R38 bitter taste genotype is associated with complementary feeding behavior in infants

Genes & Nutrition

Table 3 Independent variables associated with whole first meal consumption at the first attempt

Independent variables	Adjusted OR (95% CI)	p value
Bitter-insensitive vs bitter-sensitive	4.29 (1.55–12.6)	0.006
Days of life at first complementary food introduction	0.98 (0.97–1.00)	0.02
Meat	2.54 (1.17–5.90)	0.02
Pumpkin	0.41 (0.16–0.94)	0.04
Salt	0.27 (0.07–0.73)	0.02

Dependent variable: consumption of whole volume (150 mL) of complementary food at first attempt (yes vs no)
Excluded variables were (p > 0.05) ongoing breastfeeding, gestational age, maternal feeding practices and beliefs, sex, primipara/multipara mother, liking of food, and other food components (oil, parmesan, fish, sugar, legumes, zucchini, carrots, potatoes, spinach/chard, tomato, cereal, brassicaceae)
Complementary food components are reported in order of descending frequency (always-sometimes-never). OR odds ratio

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